University students unhappy about the disruption caused by the delays in finishing Lincoln Brayford footbridge

Illustration showing the position of the proposed new pedestrian pontoon bridge on Brayford Pool, Lincoln which will connect the university approach with Brayford Wharf East during road and path closures

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Network Rail has apologised for the delays and has said staff will be working longer hours to avoid any further disruption in regards to the completion date.

But news of the delays has not gone down well with several students at the University of Lincoln, with some questioning whether it is really worth the hassle.

(Image: Paul Whitelam)

A third-year student at the University of Lincoln, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: “From where I live, I now have to take a 20 minute detour doubling my journey, when I only ever had to wait a couple of minutes at the tracks: people wait at the other rail crossing near the train station to avoid walking up the stairs

“They have developed that section of the university with modern benches and new streetlights, and what for? No students can enjoy the labours of the university now because it has been completely shut off.

“It is a frivolous waste of money that has robbed me of a convenient, hassle free and enjoyable walk to University.”

On a Lincoln Facebook post, one angry student wrote: “I hope it gets delayed permanently so we never have to look at it” while another joked: “We’ll all have graduated by the time it’s complete.”

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Just last month, Network Rail released a statement apologising for the lack of access to the university.

Rob Cairns, Route Delivery Director for Network Rail, said: “We’d like to apologise for this further delay to the work at Brayford Wharf East level crossing.

“We completely understand that this is disruptive, and we’d like to thank the people of Lincoln for their continued patience.

“We are working as hard as we can to get the project, which will better connect the city of Lincoln safely, completed as quickly as possible and we continue to work closely with our partners in the area to reinstate access to the university as quickly as possible.”

Lincolnshire Live also understands plans are afoot to build a temporary pontoon on the Brayford pool to save people having to walk the whole way around.

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